Janko Tipsarevic finally won his first Aircel Chennai open title after coming to chennai 6 times .
After coming up runner in 2012's edition , Janko's chances to win the title this year hit a bump as Roberto Bautista Agut took out the first set , but Janko didnt allow the loss of the first set to distract him.He dug within and came as the winner , he wont the match 3-6 6-1 6-3.
Set 1
It was Agut's first ever Atp final appearance , one would have thought he would be having match nerves , we were obviously wrong .He shows no match at all breaking Janko serve at the 2nd game it self with 2 forehand down the line and one forehand return winner shot .
Janko wasnt making any unforced errors , very rarely did we any . It was Agut's aggression which allowed him to strive forward . Janko in the end of the first set showed why he was a top 10 player , but it was a bit to late as Agut went to win the first set 6-3 which 3 amazing points , those were a forehand down the line winner , Forehand drop volley and an ace.
Set 2
Janko raced to a 5-0 lead in the 2nd set courtesy of unforced errors from Agut . Janko was serving more firmly, more tightly, more better .Agut's aggression and consistency was lost all of a sudden .In the 6th game of the set , it was looking like that the set would be heading for a 6-0 score , but Agut struggled alot , he made alot of errors , but a backhand passing winner and a backhand down the line changed things suddenly .
Agut's lower stomach seemed to have a problem , that would explain why his first serve speed reduced dragstically.
Janko didnt serve out the set as well as he wanted to , producing numerous errors wasnt the things we saw earlier on , but a a jab down the line backhand sealed him the set , winning it 6-1 .
Set 3
Agut's serve was a problem that he had to deal from the starting of the 2nd set , and but the starting of the set 3 he was able to produce an ace on the 2nd serve . Both players were playing some seriously outstanding tennis , there were alot of winner exchange between Agut and Janko.
But one stage or the other some player had to take the step and Janko was the one who did da , clusters of errors from Agut allowed him to break him in the 3rd game .
The 7th game of this set was the highlight was the whole match .
Brilliant volleying from Janko , Agut getting alot of footfault calls , receiving time violations , hitting winners on both his forehand and backhand . In the end Janko pulled it off , and managed to him his first ever Aircel chennai open .
The quotes from some people .
Tom ( the director of the Aco ) "Vanakam Chennai ,. i really must say i m really amazed ,this is my first time coming to Chennai and the reputation i have gotten and stood up to its highest remarks
Allagapon "Both the players player incredible tennis throughout the whole week i d like to congratulate both of them , and to the crowd you have been getting speculation wether this tournament will continue or not ? well i have some good news . The Tnta has brought up a contract with Img and will continue for the next 3 years .
Janko "I was mentally stable and was not worried when I was one set down," said Tipsarevic. "I didn’t play my best tennis in every match this week, but I am happy to win the title. I really wanted to win this tournament as it is my sixth time here.
“This match was pretty similar to my semi-final win over Aljaz Bedene. I was too passive in the first set and I was relying on Roberto making mistakes in his first ATP World Tour final. I was hoping he would be anxious. I gave him too much time to swing on his forehand. The only way I won, was to step closer to the baseline and I needed to move him around. Physically, as the match wore, on he became tired.
Agut “I was serving really well and playing my best tennis against Janko in the first set, but then I couldn’t keep it up throughout the match," said Bautista Agut. “I improved a lot last year and won a lot of matches, which gave me confidence and experience. I worked hard in the pre-season, with a lot of motivation, and did well this week.
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